PYRE

pyre, funeral pyre

(noun) wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pyre (plural pyres)

A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.

Any heap or pile of combustibles.

Anagrams

• prey, rype

Source: Wiktionary


Pyre, n. Etym: [L. pure, Gr. Fire.]

Definition: A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt. For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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